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The M4 will be closed between junctions 5 and 6 for more than 48 hours later this month so a bridge can be demolished. Highways England said it plans to tear down the Recreation Ground overbridge which connects Upton Court Park to Datchet on the weekend of September 27 and 28. The work is taking pla

About 1,000 adults and children attended a Family Fun Day on Wednesday, August 21. It was organised by Windsor and Datchet Hub Children’s Centres, run by Achieving for Children, which is responsible for seven centres in the area. The event at The Manor Children’s Centre in Hanover Way is in its fift

A wallaby that was seen hopping around a playground on Wednesday was caught in an operation by police and wildlife experts. The animal, native to Australia, was discovered by a member of the public in the playground in Horton Road, Datchet, during the afternoon. Wendy Hermon, rescue co-ordinator and

A homegrown talent has earned himself an Edinburgh Fringe accolade to be proud of. Jake Lambert, who grew up in Slough, has had his one-liner voted fourth in Dave’s Funniest Joke of The Fringe. The joke goes: “A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, ‘Yes, of course. That’s 20

Progress is being made on a ‘massive project’ to build a new flood channel alongside the River Thames. ‘The River Thames Scheme: reducing flood risk from Datchet to Teddington’ was discussed at a Flood Liaison Group meeting at Maidenhead Town Hall on Wednesday, July 31. Built in three sections along

Young sea scouts have gained a bit more independence thanks to a donation by the Advertiser’s owner. 1st Datchet Sea Scouts, based in Creak Cottage, received a £500 grant from the Louis Baylis Trust which was spent on two radios that are used by the youngsters out rowing to contact safety boats. The

Police are calling for help to trace a man who has gone missing from Datchet. Neil Lewis, 47, was last seen in Horton Road at 7am yesterday (July 10). He is described as a white man, 5ft 9ins tall and of a slim build, with a bald head. He was dressed in a blue and black chequered long sleeve shirt,

A suspected burglar was caught fast asleep in a house he had broken into. On Wednesday at 11.25am police were called to a house in Datchet after signs of a break in were discovered, according to a neighbourhood alert. The owner of a house, which is currently being renovated, had visited the property

The annual Datchet Village Fete returned on Saturday and this year’s fete marked the 100th anniversary of a great peace celebration in the village when locals honoured the end of World War One. Visitors soaked up the celebratory mood as they browsed the various stalls and enjoyed the fete’s beloved

A ‘mobile museum’ of pre-1905 vehicles rolled into Datchet as drivers recreated the first recorded car journey in the UK. In 1895, Evelyn Ellis bought a Panhard et Levassor from Paris before travelling to Le Harve and shipping it back to British shores. Accompanied by his friend and passenger Fredri

A traveller community from Datchet completed the London to Brighton bike ride last month – raising more than £2,000 for charity. The group took part in the pedal from the capital to East Sussex on June 16, with their funds going to the British Heart Foundation, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Cance

Datchet resident and Yodel employee Laura Buck has shaved her head to donate her hair to The Little Princess Trust and is taking on several challenges to raise £2,000 for good causes. Laura set herself a range of C themed challenges to support three charities close to her heart. The finance departme

The family of a teenager who drowned in the Jubilee River has warned people to stay out of the water as the weather warms up. Dajarn Daly was just 17 years old when he got dragged underneath the surface while swimming with friends in the shallows of the weir at the manmade river. Slough Borough Coun

The founder of a new community group which seeks to improve wildlife biodiversity in Datchet met Windsor’s MP to discuss the Government’s draft environmental bill for protecting Britain’s laws post-Brexit. Hannah Needham, 25, from Slough Road, Datchet, decided to create the group Wild About Datchet

Swan Support is urging dog owners to keep their animals on leads when near wildlife after a female swan with three cygnets was attacked. The attack was witnessed by one of the rescuers working for Swan Support, a rehabilitation centre that cares for swans in the Thames Valley, while on another call

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Throughout last week Thames Valley Police was running a campaign to raise awareness of county lines and how drug dealing can impact on the lives of young and vulnerable people. Reporter George Roberts sat down with Sergeant Ryan Powell at Maidenhead Police Station to find out about the operations ta

A Wraysbury teenager who robbed a taxi driver at knifepoint has been jailed for three and a half years. George Appleton, 18, of Watts Hill Cottages pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery and one of possession of a bladed article at Reading Crown Court on Thursday, April 11. In three separate atta

A young woman trapped in a ditch between Horton and Datchet overnight was rescued by firefighters. A fire crew from Langley Fire Station had to save the woman, who was showing signs of pneumonia, after a dog walker found her in a drainage ditch in Horton Road at about 7am this morning, Firefighters

A garden fire near Datchet nearly got out of control after it spread to a garage containing liquid petroleum gas canisters. Crews from Langley Fire Station were called to a property in the Datchet end of Horton Road at about 4am this morning after a garden fire spread to a fence, then a tree and the

Police are hunting a man with links to Datchet after he escaped from prison. Thames Valley Police have appealed for information to help them find 32-year-old Scott Hunt, who absconded from HMP Springhill yesterday between 12am and 8am. Hunt, who was convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent in 2